"back to Argentina?"


Wouldn't they need to have actually have had control of them in the past? And no, three months of trying to setup a penal colony don't count.


Fark Sean Penn, fark Cristina Kirchner, and fark Argentina

Dear Mr. Penn,

Kindly refrain from dictating our foreign policy, and go back to making films. On second thought, please refrain from that also, as you've become a pretentious wanker.

xxxooo

The British

p.s. Kiss our limey arses

You are on dangerous ground, Mr. Spicoli.

I'd feel some significant reservations about making such a statement, given that the British residents of those islands would then be dumped into a foreign country somewhat on their asses.

I'm not sure they can even speak Italian-tinged Spanish!

Gimme an "I"

Gimme and "N"

Gimme all the rest of the letters to quickly end this joke!

What's that spell?

INSUFFERABLE DOUCHE!

It's colonialism, all right. It's Argentine colonialism, though.

So when is the US going to hand america back to the british?
(I would say injuns, but there are so few left that there is no point in pretending to give it back to them. sorry injuns)

Incidentally, one of those things that tells you if a media outlet is not a real journalism source: If they say someone "blasts" someone else more than twice in one month.

Most of the major media outlets use it about three times a week, but since they have no editorial standards, they probably don't even notice that. Never mind the idiotic hyperbole -- it's the terrible amateur headline style that signifies their incompetence.

1766: The British settle a colony on the Falkland Islands (there is already a French colony on another island)
1771: The Spanish take control of the French colony
1775: Due to economic pressures, the British colony leaves. Britain continues to claim sovereignty over the island they had the colony on (British ships would stop there for shelter)
1823: The United Provinces (part of which later becomes Argentina) sends an expedition to the Falklands to recolonize. This includes British citizens and support from the British.
1829: United Provinces claims sovereignty over the islands. The British protest this.
1831: The Governor of the islands seizes three American vessels. The USN kicks his ass and in the words of the governor "Complete destroys the settlement". The US rounds up all the government members of the Falklands on grounds of piracy (later drops the charges). The Falklands are declared free of any government.
1832: Argentina finally sends over some Major to regain control and set up a penal colony. His attempt fails. The British also send warships and reestablish a fort on the Falklands. They take control.

So Argentina's claims are: "Back when when we part of the United Provinces some guy who was also part of the UP led a colonization mission there. Then he went all pirate and the USA booted him off the rocks." and "We failed to set up penal colony."

The UK had a 9 year run with a colony, constant use of the islands by its merchant marine, and from 1832 to the Present, an active military base and colony there.

How could you hand it back to Argentina when they never had it?

RandomAxe: Incidentally, one of those things that tells you if a media outlet is not a real journalism source: If they say someone "blasts" someone else more than twice in one month.

"Blast" must be the word of the year in journalism circles. Any disagreement = "blasting." I see it overused to the point that it has no meaning in a headline.

ha-ha-guy: How could you hand it back to Argentina when they never had it?

Sometimes we just have to accept that the "little guy" (in this case Argentina) is wrong and the old, white folks are right.

It would be nice to have a war that dosn't involve the middle east for a change of pace.

relcec: he's the ultimate liberal.

I believe the word is "moonbat." It is the left-wing equivalent to a "keep your government hands off my Medicare" wingnut.

If you mean "he's what Democrats wish they could be," however... no. Just no.